Ball rail reattaching method-- strong/easy

[Siouxzan]

I experimented with a couple methods to reattach the rails on my 50Ft Woman machine.

The easiest, strongest, and best turned out to be the following. See pics.

I used plastic coated 90lb braided stainless cable. Cut off about 4" for each, crimped it into a pin shape, yanked it from the back with vice grips, and drove a tiny #2 screw into the hole, driving it flush, and clipped the tag ends.

[Microbus99]

So far I've been lucky enough to reuse the original track "cotter pins" but if any of them break this is a good option.

Thanks for sharing!

[Moparformances]

So far I've been lucky enough to reuse the original track "cotter pins" but if any of them break this is a good option.

Thanks for sharing!

as original the pins pass threw the cell bend 90 degrees then bed again back into the back side of the cell.. are u able to get them back into the original holes or make new ones??

[mudfud]

great idea!

I used a paperclip, my always available fall back, on the visible PF when I broke the original cotter pin. bent a very short U turn and used only one arm of the U into the original hole (since paperclips are thicker). dab of goop held this into the original sized hole. and, they will probably rust like the originals, too